Railway-tie.



'N. KALLIOINEN.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATIONIILED NOV. 4, 1913.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

N. KALLIOINEN.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 191:.

Patented Feb. 24, 19%

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

l vd'vwoow NESTOR KALLIOINEN, OF NEGAUNEE, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

Application filed November 4, 1913. Serial No. 799,184.

T) all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NESTOR KALLIOINEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Negaunee, in the-county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in metallic ties for railway rails, and the object of the invention is the provision of a tie, constructed of steel or other suitable metal which shall comprise a pair of companion members which when associated will interlock.

Another object of the invention is theprovision in a metallic tie of a pair of interlocking sections, making up the tie, each of which being so constructed and having its parts so arranged that when assembled the same will be prevented from accidental separation, and further wherein the said tie is integrally formedwith means for supporting the rails thereon.

With the above recited objects in view, and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is more fully understood, the improvement resides in the construction.

combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling Within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings there has been illustrated a simple and preferred embodiment of the improvement reduced to practice, but the nature of the invention necessarily renders the same susceptible to such minor changes as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail tie constructed in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and lookin in the di rection of tlie'arrow, Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail central longitudinal sectional view through one end of the tie, Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the tie, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the members of the tie, and Fig. 8 is a similar view of the companion section or member of the tie.

My improved tie comprises two companion sections formed of some suitable material, such as steel or the like, and each of the said members is adapted to be stamped from the same die. Each of the sections in cludes a substantially rectangular member 1 and 2 respectively. Each of the members 1 and 2 is provided with an end flange 3 and wlth a side flange 4:. Each of said sections has a portion of its upper face elevated, the stepped face being, however, flat and horizontally straight and the riser between the steps forms a transverse shoulder which is designated by the numeral 5. The elevated fiat portion of each of the sections is arranged mwardly of the said section, or upon that portion of the section opposite to that formed with the end flange 3, the said ele 'vated portion being designated by the numoral 6, while the reduced or lower stepped portion is designated by the numeral 7. The surface 7 at a suitable point away from its end flange 3 is formed with a V-shaped slot, the metal between the slot being bent upwardly to form a rail engaging flange-or lip 8, the said lip pointing inwardly of thesection, while the stepped surface 6 is also provided, adjacent its free end, with a similarly V-shaped slot, the metal of which being projected upwardly to provide a rail engaging lip 9. The side flange 4 is of an equal width throughout, so that the portion of the flange formed upon the surface 7 has its edge arranged below the portion of the flange provided upon the surface 6, as clearly illustrated in the drawings, and the endof the elevated portion, step or platform 6 is formed with a rectangular cut-away portion from its side not provided with the flange l, the longitudinal wall or edge formed by the said cutaway portion providing what I will term a stop 10, 'the purpose of which will presently be set forth. It should be stated that the lip 9 extends outwardly or toward the end of the section opposite its flanged end 3; The step 7 at its juncture with the shoulder 5, is bent downwardly and angularly to provide a wing 11, the said wing terminating upon the edge ofthe section not provided with the flange 4, forwardly of the lip 8 so that only approximately one-half of the section is thus provided with the shoulder or riser 5, and further that the lower angular edge of the wing 11, directly below the shoulder 5, extends downwardly a suitable distance below the lower edge of the said flange 4. The stepped portion 6 of each of the sections is cut longitudinally from its unflanged side or edge a slight distance away from the step 5, the said out portion terminating in a transverse wall 12 which provides a pocket between the .end or edge of the member 6, ,the shoulder 5 and the outer edge of the wing 11.

In assembling the sections, the section 1 is first placed upon the roadbed, the section 2 is then moved toward the'section 1 so that the elevated portions 6 of one of the sections overlies the portions 7 of the said sections 1 and further wherein the stops 10 contact with the opposite edges of the lips 8. The shoulders 5 are contacted by the inner transverse edges of the opposite elevated or stepped portions 6 of the co-acting sections, while the inner edges of the shoulders engage. within, what I will term, the pockets 12 and brought into engagement with each other. If desired, suitable means, such as nuts and'bolts, may pass through the sections for securing the same together, but from practice I have found that the flanges 3 and 4 as well as the angular wings 11, when properly embedded within the roadbed and the same properly tamped beneath the ties, through-the openings. provided by the ends of the longitudinal flange or side flanges 4 and the end flanges 3, additional securing means for the sections are not absolutely necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is;

1. A tie comprising two companion sections, each including a substantially rectangular member having an end flange and a side flange, the top of each of the ties being stepped to provide an elevated portion and a transverse shoulder arranged between the elevated and the reduced portions,.the side edges of the reduced portions of the sections, opposite their flanged sides, being bent downwardly and angularly from their shoulders to provide wings which terminate a distance from the flanged ends of the said sections, and the sections, when assembled, having. their elevated portions resting upon their reduced portions and their transverse shoulders contacting.

2. A rail tie comprising two companion sections each including a substantially rectangular member having a finger and flange and a single side flange, the top of each of the sections being stepped to provide a lower and an elevated straight flat surface and a vertical riser between the said surface, the lower steps of each of the sections being bent downwardly from ap roximately centrally of the risers towar their unflanged edges, and the elevated portions of the sections at the risers being slotted, and the sections when assembled having their elevated portions resting upontheir reduced portions, their steps contacting, their flanged edges, and'th'e walls provided by the recesses at the risers also contacting, and means for connecting the sections.

3. A stamped tie comprising two companion sections, the upper face of each of the sections being stepped, the elevated portion of one of the said upper faces adapted to rest upon the reduced portion of'the coactlngisection when the ties arevassemble'd, rail engaging means integrally formed with the sections, and means for connecting-the sections.

4:. A stamped tie comprising two companion sections, each comprising a stepped memher, the elevated steps of one of the members adapted to be arranged upon the lower step of the co-acting member to provide the upperface of the tie flat and straight, and rail engaging means integrally formed with the tie.'

5. A stamped rail tie formed with two companion members, each including a substantially rectangular member having a single side flange and a single end flange, the side flanges and the top faces of the sections having one of their portions elevated above their remaining portion to provide a transverse shoulder, the reduced portions of each of the members being bent downwardly and angularly to its unflanged edge from approximately centrally of the shoulder, the elevated portion of each of the ties at the shoulder and wing being recessed to provide a pocket, the sections adjacent their ends being stamped to form upwardly extending V-shaped rail engaging clips, the sections whenassembled adapted to have their elevated portions rest upon their reduced portions, the shoulders to contact, the walls provided by the pockets to be brought into frictional contact, and the unflanged edge of one of the. elevated portions of each of the sections to contact with. one of the upturned rail engaging clips.

6. A rail tie comprising two companion sections each formed of. a flat substantially rectangular member, each having one side flange and one end flange, a portion of each of the flat faces of the sections'bein'g ele- -vated and continued in a plane parallel with the plane of the remaining portion, the elevated portions of each of the sections being adapted to rest upon the reduced portions thereof, each of the sections having integrally formed rail engaging clips which extend toward their ends not provided with the flanges, the ends of each of the sections opposite the flanged end thereof being cut longitudinally and transversely whereby each of said ends may underlie the rail enaging clip of the co -acting section and to have the longitudinal walls provided by the said cut away portion contact with one of the edges of the said outer rail engaging lips.

7. A rail tie made up of stepped sections,

one arranged upon the other to provide a toward the opposite sides of the tie, and horizontally straight face for the tie, the the enlarged ends of the wings being of a said tie being formed with side and end greater width than the flan s-of the ties. flanges, the s1de flanges upon the adjacent In testimony whereof I a x my signature 5 sides 02 the tie at diagonal points cteii'iminatin presence of two witnesses.

ing-a istance away from the en anges, the central portion of the underface of the NESTOR KALLIOINEN' tie between the flanges being formed with Witnesses: angularly arranged depending wings which JOSEPH H. PRIMEAU, Jr., 10 have their-lower edges gradually decreasing FRANK J ALMAR LEHTONEN. 

